A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to amend Part 5 of Article 9 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electronic recording voting systems, so as to require all electronic recording voting systems to produce a permanent paper record of the votes recorded on such systems for each voter; to provide that voters have an opportunity to verify such record after voting; to provide for certain storage devices for such systems; to provide that such paper records be retained for use in recounts and election challenge proceedings; to provide for procedures for voting on electronic recording voting systems; to provide for a pilot program during the 2006 November general election and any runoff therefrom in certain counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Apr/28/2006 - Effective Date

Apr/28/2006 - Act 646

Apr/28/2006 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

Apr/10/2006 - Senate Sent to Governor

Mar/30/2006 - Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted

Mar/30/2006 - House Conference Committee Report Adopted

Mar/28/2006 - House Conference Committee Appointed 119th, 153rd, 25th

Mar/28/2006 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed 27th, 18th, 38th

Mar/28/2006 - House Insisted

Mar/27/2006 - Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub

Mar/24/2006 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/24/2006 - House Third Readers

Mar/22/2006 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Mar/09/2006 - House Second Readers

Mar/08/2006 - House First Readers

Mar/06/2006 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/06/2006 - Senate Third Read

Feb/28/2006 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/22/2006 - Senate Recommitted

Feb/14/2006 - Senate Read Second Time

Feb/13/2006 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/02/2006 - Senate Read and Referred

Feb/01/2006 - Senate Hopper

Footnotes

2/22/06 Withdrawn from General Calendar by Rules Committee and committed to State and Local Governmental Operations (G) in Senate 3/28/06 Senate Conferees: 27, 38, 18